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Focus beef breeding: signs of stability in suckler herd

The number of suckler cows on farms was just 5,000 head lower on 1 February while birth registrations in 2026 are running 14,000 head higher and first-calf heifers are up by 5%

BEEF BREEDING 1 April 2026

Focus beef breeding: signs of stability in suckler herd

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Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

MARKETS 31 March 2026

Examine varieties closely for good management

Examine varieties closely for good management

CROP PROTECTION 31 March 2026

Bandbridge steals the show for 2026

Bandbridge steals the show for 2026

Bandbridge steals the show for 2026

RESEEDING 29 March 2026

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

Using the Pasture Profit Index to choose seed mixtures

RESEEDING 28 March 2026

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Clover profit index on the way

Clover profit index on the way

A clover profit index is in the process of being developed. It's goal will be to identify the clover varieties with the best chance of success for different systems.

RESEEDING 22 March 2026

Five step guide for reseeding this spring

Five step guide for reseeding this spring

Reseeding is one of the highest returning investments the farm business can make. Here's a step by step guide to carry out a succesful reseed, writes Daire Cregg.

RESEEDING 22 March 2026

Pest control in reseeded swards

Pest control in reseeded swards

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the key pests and weeds that can affect the performance of reseeds.

RESEEDING 22 March 2026

Counting the cost of not reseeding

Counting the cost of not reseeding

Aidan Brennan says that more and more farmers are regretting reducing the rate of land they have reseeded and are planning to catch up in 2026.

RESEEDING 22 March 2026

Importance of recommended list trials

Importance of recommended list trials

The variability in production, utilisation and persistency between grass and clover varieties can be significant, the audience heard at the Goldcrop grass and clover conference in Teagasc Moorepark.

RESEEDING 22 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: hogget numbers up in Elphin this week

Camera at the Mart: hogget numbers up in Elphin this week

Cathal Gormley reports from Elphin Mart, where hogget numbers are up as prices hold steady.

MARTS 22 March 2026

How you can cash in on your forests

How you can cash in on your forests

Forest revenue compares very favourably with cattle, sheep and tillage systems, writes Tom Houlihan.

FORESTRY 22 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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